With the Ottawa Senators getting the green light to build at Lebreton Flats, we were expecting to hear by now what the team has in mind for redeveloping the Canadian Tire Centre, but we’ll have to wait until 2017 to find out. Team owner Eugene Melnyk says he envisions an “entertainment-driven” transformation. “We’re just finishing up the costing of it and I think it’s going to be a spectacular site even post-Sens.”

Also worth mentioning is Planning Committee’s final approval of Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision, after significant opposition from residents. The committee added several conditions to the approval to address some, but not all, of the neighbours’ concerns. “What we have ultimately ended up with was two victories out of many requests… Councillor Qadri worked really hard, along with some of the other councillors, to negotiate the motion. It’s been a long battle. It was by far the best we were able to get Minto to agree to,” said Jackson Trails resident Omar Sultan after the decision.